Hello!
I really need help.
I have stock EG22 rom and 32gb SD card. Everything was ok but suddenly I can't mount SD card. If I'm loading into Nandroid everything from SD card available. But if I'm booting the system nothing available and "MyFiles" app says your SD card not inserted.
Few times tried to change the Rom and cleaned data. Nothing helps.
Phone is rooted
Please, I need help, advice, etc? Help me, please?
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For me, anytime I have an issue with my SD card, I take it out and clean the connections. Retry.
If still no dice, I backup everything to my PC and format the card. Then I move back critical folders/files, insert the card and try again. (This usually is the fix.)
If still no luck, then if you still have the SD card that came with the phone, try that one.
Could always try reflashing the rom again without wiping data.
Did you have this problem on Froyo?
Didn't have this problem on Froyo and I think I'll try to odin EC05 rom.
Thanks
I have the same problem on the SUPERNOVA ROM,Weird! My friends don't have this problem on their epics with supernova. is it a bad download??
It could be a sign that the SD card needs reformatting. This has fixed issues for many. Doesn't hurt to try. Backup all data on sd card to a computer then reformat sd card in the phone...this is important for best compatibility. Then restore your data.
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Most likely a rom issue but I do have to say that the EPIC 4G can and will kill and SD card. They have problems getting hot, especially if you use the LED flashlight app and leave it on for awhile, the metal harness around the microSD gets really hot and bricks the sd card. My epic 4g ruined my 8GB card as well as another 4GB card due to this. My 4GB card will not mount, will not format, not even in a computer so It is toast I assume and my 8GB card just doesnt get found.
It also seems to be very finicky with the 32 MB cards. So def reformat. Also Gingerbread leaks seem to access it slightly differently than Froyo ROMs. So problems show up in GB that don't in froyo.
You were right. I've reformatted the card and right now it is working. Actually, it didn't matter it was a Froyo Or Gingerbread.
After reformatting everything works just fine.
And I did reformatted it on my computer, because my phone was not doing it.
Thank you very much!
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Hello All,
I replaced the SD card in my DI (Stock 2.1-update1), with an older 8GB I had laying around. Now every once in a while the phone says the card was removed without warning. Powercycling the phone won't bring it back, however a battery pull will, as will ejecting and re-inserting with the phone on.
This leads me to believe it's not a contact issue (as the battery pull fixes it)
I want to see if anyone else has similar problems, and try and see if it's just a ****ty SD card (I don't have another to try long term, but I can just grab a 8/16GB from amazon if I have to) or if it's related to bad hardware in my phone, or some software issue.
Thanks in advance,
Spencer
I haven't noticed random unmounting of the SD card, however I've noticed that when I plug my phone into a usb port of a Windows 7 machine it will mount the SD card.
Some apps will notify me that my SD card is mounted and I have to manually set my phones usb mode to disk drive and back to charge only in order to unmount the SD card.
This happens on the leaked 2.2 with the 2gb SD card that came with my phone.
Maybe both instances are bugs?
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Is your SD card formatted to fat32?
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Is your SD card formatted to fat32?
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My card is formatted in FAT32, with the 2.2 leak, and it unmounts the SD card whenever I plug it into the stock charger in the wall. Would reformatting it to something else stop that?
My card is formatted with whatever the phone formats cards as. Mine seems to stick to USB only when it's plugged in, maybe just a bug of the leak for it defaulting to something else.
Do you have Sync installed?
In my experience, I was running the 2.2 leak with hydra kernel and it was giving me an SD mounting error constantly. Never did I have a problem with stock. Thats why I just went back to it actually.
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I received the JI6 update today, and all went well with the installation, but for some reason my vibrant can't read my sd card or the phone storage. I never rooted it or put any lag fix or any hacking like that. Everything is stock, including the sd card. When I turn it on, it says "internal storage damaged", and then the message disappears shortly after. It also says "unable to mount external sd card" with a red triangle notification. When I press mount in the phone storage settings, it does nothing.
I have rebooted the phone many times, and nothing has worked.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. This is my first post, so I am not sure if this is in the right "category". Thanks in advance.
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Mine did the same thing. I had to reformat my SD card which totally erased everything on it. (8gig) Good thing I had it backed up however I did lose some stuff. After reformating it you should be good to go.
The main problem is the internal sd card (16gb). I went to the tmobile store yesterday and all they could say was that I should try doing a factory reset. Is there any way I could get some files (pictures, etc) from the internal (16gb) sd card?
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my phone dropped a few weeks ago with my case on about 3ft off the table. the case didn't come off but my sd card got unmounted. it didn't bother me, just took the sd card out and placed it back in and worked fine. but now, every other day it keeps unmounting itself. formatted the card a few times already, fat32. card still read with the sd card adapter. is it the card or the memory card reader in the phone itself? its a 16gb class 10 wintec card
also read that the memory card can get shocked while it's in the phone? anyone knows if thats true
I had this issue except when it unmounted the SD card could not be mounted. I accidentally formatted the system. I realized the error if my way and it was too late. Thankfully I had a SD card reader and was able to format my SD card and flash a new rom. I think this was caused from going back to GB and ICS somehow the data in SD card got currupted. For me formatting solved my problem( I think so far no issue) you said you tried that, maybe your card is going out try a new card for a couple of weeks and see if that fixes anything
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I had this issue except when it unmounted the SD card could not be mounted. I accidentally formatted the system. I realized the error if my way and it was too late. Thankfully I had a SD card reader and was able to format my SD card and flash a new rom. I think this was caused from going back to GB and ICS somehow the data in SD card got currupted. For me formatting solved my problem( I think so far no issue) you said you tried that, maybe your card is going out try a new card for a couple of weeks and see if that fixes anything
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thanks for the reply. i just bought that sd card too. don't know what it is. but after i reformatted the sd card again and wiped out my phone, it starting to work fine again. still unmount but rebooting the phone solves the problem i guess. thanks!
hello. yesterday i had issues with my 3 years old 2gb micro sd card. it didn't mount, i got the message "it had beeb removed" , and blank sd card. i thoght it was time for an update. i bout an 8 gb micro sd card but it doesn't seem to work either. it says damaged/blank sd card and sometimes it only works when i choose to format it. i tries formating with pc and didn't work. i also tried formating data, cache and dalvik cache but that doesn't work. i want to install the 2.3 official update but since sd card is not working i can't. so i'm stuck. is there any way i can flash 2.3 withoud ex sd card? i tried using other cards, but they don't work too. if i get it to work , when i reboot the phone the same message comes up
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hello. yesterday i had issues with my 3 years old 2gb micro sd card. it didn't mount, i got the message "it had beeb removed" , and blank sd card. i thoght it was time for an update. i bout an 8 gb micro sd card but it doesn't seem to work either. it says damaged/blank sd card and sometimes it only works when i choose to format it. i tries formating with pc and didn't work. i also tried formating data, cache and dalvik cache but that doesn't work. i want to install the 2.3 official update but since sd card is not working i can't. so i'm stuck. is there any way i can flash 2.3 withoud ex sd card? i tried using other cards, but they don't work too. if i get it to work , when i reboot the phone the same message comes up
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What ROM are you using?
By the way, android needs to format a new sdcard so it can be used to store data on.
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What ROM are you using?
By the way, android needs to format a new sdcard so it can be used to store data on.
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aurora ics. i want to get back to stock 2.3.5 cause can't stand the battery drain any more but i can't as bootloader doesn't recognize the sd card
So your sdcard is pretty much completely dead? Can your computer recognize your SD card? If your pc can recognize it but your phone can not then you should send your phone to service. Also try reformatting the SD card and installing Aurora ICS by doing a clean install through your internal SD card.
EDIT: You can install zips from internal SD card using TWRP v2.5.0.0 by forumber2.
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So your sdcard is pretty much completely dead? Can your computer recognize your SD card? If your pc can recognize it but your phone can not then you should send your phone to service. Also try reformatting the SD card and installing Aurora ICS by doing a clean install through your internal SD card.
EDIT: You can install zips from internal SD card using TWRP v2.5.0.0 by forumber2.
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Hey. Thanks for your reply. Yes computer recognizes the card just fine. I tried formating the card but don't work. There are times when card is being recognized but not for too long. And that happens to recovery mode.Can u give me steps or link to flash rom via internal sd?
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Ask someone on the u8800 forum. I have a u8800pro sorry. I'm assuming that you have to move the zip into your internal memory, then install twrp 2.5.0.0 and choose install zip from internal memory.
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Ask someone on the u8800 forum. I have a u8800pro sorry. I'm assuming that you have to move the zip into your internal memory, then install twrp 2.5.0.0 and choose install zip from internal memory.
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yeah, the thing is that i cannot use my internal memory. when i try to download the rom from my phone it asks for sd and when i try to move rom from sd to internal sd it says error. i also tried to make my internal sd card "external sd card" but when i try to safe the system/etc file it says it can't be saved
Why don't you download the ROM to your computer and move it to your internal SD card with a USB cable?
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I realised it is my new sd card. Its micro sd too but a little different in shape. So I just used a tape to get it well attached to the port. Now everything works good
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That same times hapend to me on tmc cm7.2 and now in the new version i can fix that on x5settings apk because dont apear that option. Now with aurora 5 u20 i didt have any problem...
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hello. yesterday i had issues with my 3 years old 2gb micro sd card. it didn't mount, i got the message "it had beeb removed" , and blank sd card. i thoght it was time for an update. i bout an 8 gb micro sd card but it doesn't seem to work either. it says damaged/blank sd card and sometimes it only works when i choose to format it. i tries formating with pc and didn't work. i also tried formating data, cache and dalvik cache but that doesn't work. i want to install the 2.3 official update but since sd card is not working i can't. so i'm stuck. is there any way i can flash 2.3 withoud ex sd card? i tried using other cards, but they don't work too. if i get it to work , when i reboot the phone the same message comes up
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search in market for (Mount SD)
there apk name multi mount sd card
may be useful
Hello.
Have same problem Froyo 2.2.2, micro-sd to phone and nothing. Show SD card space Unvailable. Done all what found in internet, formated to FAT32, factory reset, hard reset. All internal sd files still on phone, is this normal or factory reset don´t work normal? Phone works but wanna root it and install custom rom. Phone touch screen was cracked around 2 years ago, untill today it was on box and unused. Ordered new touch screen and had plan to make it working phone again but now problems. Don´t remember, is it rooted or not but recovery are not installed. Also have wifi problems but thats other topic talk.
Installed stock 2.3.5 but no changes.
Hi XDA Family.
I recently flashed Omega Rom on my Galaxy S4 and everything went well. The next day I played my music from my SD card then there was an error "cant play this music file or something like this" after that my S4 was displaying that my SD card is blank or has unsupported files. The phone recommended that I need to format it using the phone. I formatted it like my phone said but it did nothing. Phone still displaying that SD card is blank or has unsupported files.
The next day bought a new SD card (8gb Scandisk) and the phone read it no problem. I transferred all my music to my new SD card and after playing my music the error appeared again and now both SD cards are showing that the SD cards are blank or has unsupported files.
Re flashed stock rom and stock kernel but still has the same errors on my SD card
Borrowed a memory card reader from a friend and formatted the SD card using my PC formatted it with all know file system. FAT32, exfat and NTFS but everything is not working.
Lastly I tried my SD cards with another Galaxy s4 and they worked without problems, formatted it using the phones formatting capability inserted it on my S4 but still has the same errors.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated guys.
Thanks in advance.
Any help would be greatly appriciated.
I have The same problem.
Pls help
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did you try any rescan sdcard application from playstore?
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did you try any rescan sdcard application from playstore?
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Hi! Thanks for replying, I was beginning to lose hope that anybody would reply. Tried your suggestion. Downloaded 3 scanning SD card apps on Playstore but none of them worked. Both of my SD card still shows up as blank in my S4.
This only happened after i flashed a ROM, anything I still need to do to go back to stock? Already flashed an official softwas and kernel.
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Hi! Thanks for replying, I was beginning to lose hope that anybody would reply. Tried your suggestion. Downloaded 3 scanning SD card apps on Playstore but none of them worked. Both of my SD card still shows up as blank in my S4.
This only happened after i flashed a ROM, anything I still need to do to go back to stock? Already flashed an official softwas and kernel.
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take a look here
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Hi Good Morning!
Tried that last night still the same problem. Tried the chkdsk on CMD still the same problem. I can buy another SD card but I am just afraid that maybe a week or two the sd card will mulfunction again and I cant forget the fact that my PC and other S4 can read my SD cards.
Two possible reasons. Sandisk SD cards supposedly fail easily but yours is 8gb so it should be ok.
Next reason is Omega Rom bug, I personally don't have this issue but I have a similar one. My Sdcard does not mount as r/w automatically.
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Two possible reasons. Sandisk SD cards supposedly fail easily but yours is 8gb so it should be ok.
Next reason is Omega Rom bug, I personally don't have this issue but I have a similar one. My Sdcard does not mount as r/w automatically.
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Thanks for the reply lamstone, I have read somewhere that disabling the automount helps. Can you help me on how to disable automount? and can I do it if I am on stock firmware?
Thanks
Just use the card reader and adapter and attach it to your computer and format the card using exFAT file system. Then use it in phone. AFAIK the current custom recoveries already support exFAT. So you should be fine for anything. I had similar issue with my 32GB Sandisk Ultra card when I formated it using phone. No issues since I formated it as exFAT on PC.
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Just use the card reader and adapter and attach it to your computer and format the card using exFAT file system. Then use it in phone. AFAIK the current custom recoveries already support exFAT. So you should be fine for anything. I had similar issue with my 32GB Sandisk Ultra card when I formated it using phone. No issues since I formated it as exFAT on PC.
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Hi thanks for the reply.
Tried Fat32, Exfat and ntfs and all of the still has the same error. Actually bought a new 16gb sd card earlier I popped it in my s4 and still has the same problem.
This started happening when I flashed Omega rom. Is there anyhow I can check if I have a stock everything? My kernel, recovery and firmware?
thanks for the patience.
BUMP!!!
Anybody who can help me??
Another update is that I installed CWM recovery Philz Edition and tried hooking it up on the UBS cable and mount usb storage. My computer can now see my sd card inserted on my phone. Tried reformat while my phone is on CWM and connected thru USB cable and formatting goes thru but phone still says SD Card is blank or has unsupported files.
One thing that is strange though is that when I try to copy things to my SD card while my phone is attached to the USB cable my PC freezes like it cant copy any files to my SD card.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Same problem
carlo06 said:
BUMP!!!
Anybody who can help me??
Another update is that I installed CWM recovery Philz Edition and tried hooking it up on the UBS cable and mount usb storage. My computer can now see my sd card inserted on my phone. Tried reformat while my phone is on CWM and connected thru USB cable and formatting goes thru but phone still says SD Card is blank or has unsupported files.
One thing that is strange though is that when I try to copy things to my SD card while my phone is attached to the USB cable my PC freezes like it cant copy any files to my SD card.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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I have the same problem. I bought an 16GB class 10 Kingston SD Card and inserted in my phone . Nothing. THen I disabled Developer options and it appeared. Then I though I will reformat it using directly the phone. Ok. Tried to use it bam "unexpectedly removed " and nothing. Then I tried another SD Card and the same happend first good then removed and so the third one.
Any updates on this thread ? Did you manage to make it work ?
This phone is pissing me off. I am having same problems with stock music player and Goohle Play Music app giving errors on any tracks in my Sandisc 32 gb class 6 micro SD. I have started to wonder if it is related to me using the Samsung Smart dock with a 500 gb external HDD to watch movies on HDTV. It mounts the drive and works great but following day I was try to play music that worked day before and now I get unsupported file type error and other error.
I tried avg to check for a virus(which is unlikely imo) and it shows no virus. I just tried this SD on another android device (Nabi 2 tablet running 4.0.4 and all songs play PERFECT without error. This must be my At&t galaxy S4. Any ideas anyone? I really dont feel like reformatting the sd since it seems to work fine on tablet. Also: I already wiped both music player apps in settings and eventually uninstalled and reinstalled the apps (and another musiv player also) to see if it was cache related. This made no difference.
Edit* oops. After rereading OP... I think I posted this in wrong thread.lol. But my issue with S4 and SD card error with music playback is similar so Ill leave my post unless mod wants to remove it. FYI I fixed my issue(somewhat). Ths SD card is fine as I suspected. The phone has an issue having stock music app, play music and mx player. Either one of the apps was running in background or the system was running sound in background. Hope to not have problem repeat itself. I bet custom rom would fix this if AT&T hadnt locked phone with sneaky update.
You can try flash Rom Cook MH8.
I think your problem will resolve.
Thanks
i think you need to try this.. Get your SD card and try to put in another phone example Blackberry (im not sure if it will work on HTC, alcatel etc. except samsung).
then format using other phone. after formatting ffrom other phone. reinsert the sd card on your samsung unit. then check the storage and try reformatting again using your Samsung.
still nothing
Well. I still do not know how to fix this and I searched and tried almost everything. Only thing that I think might be wrong that somehow the "auto mount SD " does not work.
Because the card is there. The phone cannot see it . Other phones do fine. And in CWM even I can see that there is indeed an SD card but cannot acces the files.
So... I really do not know
i am also having this problem but nothing seems to help have tried alot of thing but yeah :/ sp i have given up on it ! it is a 32 gb sd card loved it.. now i almost got anxiety cus i have so little storage xD hehe well well might buy a new sd soon
My class 4 32gb sdcard too stoped working properly these days.Sometimes it gets unmounted randomly or it doesn't get detected or it shows blank sdcard.I don't know what cause that but the best I could have done is to backup my data and buy a sammy 32gb class10 micro sd.I heard that S4 has problems with sandisk ones.
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UPDATE:
My SD Card problems has not been fixed until now!
I just flashed the leaked 4.3 firmware and I tried to insert an SD Card just to try it and BAM! it worked!!! I am now afraid of rooting my phone because maybe the SD Card will not be working again but as long as my SD Card is working I am good!
Anybody who has problems with their SD Card should try to flash this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2465713
hope this helps!